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Radio Bugs is a american film of genre Comedy directed by Cy Endfield released in USA on 1 april 1944 with Billy Laughlin
Radio Bugs (1944)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 1 april 1944
Directed by Cy Endfield
OriginUSA
Genres Comedy
Themes Children's films
Rating53%
Radio Bugs is a 1944 Our Gang short comedy film directed by Cyril Endfield. It was the 218th Our Gang short to be released, and the third to last film in the series.
^ Maltin, Leonard & Bann, Richard W (1977, rev. 1992). The Little Rascals: The Life & Times of Our Gang. New York: Crown Publishing/Three Rivers Press. ISBN 0-517-58325-9. p. 235-236.
^ "New York Times: Radio-Bugs". NY Times. Retrieved 2008-10-08.
Synopsis
Froggy and his parents enjoy a Red Skelton USO performance over the radio. Learning from his father that comedians make "a lot of money," Froggy decides that he and the gang should become radio comedians. They buy a joke book from a local used bookstore, and crash the lobby of a local dentists' office looking for a sponsor. The gang's horrible jokes and worse singing cause the waiting dental patients pain and distress, leading to their being thrown off the premises.Actors
Billy Laughlin
(Froggy)
Robert Blake
(Mickey)
Janet Burston
(Janet)
Billie "Buckwheat" Thomas
(Buckwheat)
Brandon Hurst
(Shakespearean actor)
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